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brown 2, noun (oh) and re-(3)(page 2) (iou)


brown 2, noun (oh)



2 n [U and C]
the colour of earth, wood, or coffee
::This particular model is available in brown, white, or grey.
::the browns and greens of the landscape

re-(3)(page 2) (iou)



repreach verb trans. preach again L17.
repre'cipitate verb trans. precipitate (a substance) again M19.
reprecipi'tation noun the action of reprecipitating a substance; the fact of being reprecipitated: M19.
re-'pressuring noun the pumping of fluid into an oil well so as to increase or maintain the pressure in the oil-bearing strata, allowing more oil to be extracted E20.
re'pressurize verb trans. pressurize again; renew pressure in: M20.
re'pricing noun the action or an act of pricing something again or differently M20.
re'process verb trans. process again or differently M20.
repro'claim verb trans. proclaim again L16.
repro'cure verb trans. procure again L16.
re'profile verb trans. give a new profile to; reface: M20.
re'promulgate verb trans. promulgate again M19.
repromul'gation noun the action or an act of repromulgating something; the fact of being repromulgated: M18.
repurge verb trans. purge or cleanse again M16.
repurifi'cation noun the action or an act of repurifying something; the fact of being repurified: M20.
re'purify verb trans. purify again L16.
re'qualify verb trans. & intrans. qualify again L16.
re'quicken verb trans. & intrans. quicken again, reanimate, revive L16.
requo'tation noun a new or revised quotation of the price of a share etc. M20.
re'quote verb trans. quote again; give a new or revised quotation for the price for (a share etc.): E19.
re-'radiate verb trans. radiate again (something absorbed or received) E20.
re-radi'ation noun the action or an act of re-radiating something; the fact of being re-radiated; a thing that has been re-radiated: L19.
re'rail verb trans. replace (a train etc.) on a railway line L19.
re'raise verb trans. raise again L17.
re-re'cord verb trans. record (a piece of Music etc.) again M20.
re-re'cording noun the action or an act of re-recording a piece of Music etc.; an instance of this; a thing that has been re-recorded: M20.
re-'reel verb trans. wind again on to a reel, wind from one reel to another E20.
re-re'fine verb trans. refine (a thing) again M17.
re-re'form verb trans. reform (someone or something) again E18.
re-'register verb & noun (a) verb trans. & intrans. register again; (b) noun (rare) a new or secondary register: M19.
re-regi'stration noun the action or an act of re-registering someone or something; the fact of being re-registered: L19.
re-re'late verb trans. relate (a story etc.) again L18.
re-re'peat verb trans. repeat again E17.
re-represen'tation noun a second or further representation L17.
re-re'solve verb trans. & intrans. resolve again M18.
re-re'turn verb intrans. & trans. return again E17.
re-re'veal verb trans. reveal again M17.
re-re'vise verb & noun (a) verb trans. & intrans. revise again; (b) noun a re-revision: L18.
re-re'vision noun the action or process of re-revising; a second or further revision: E19.
re-'rise verb intrans. rise again L18.
re'robe verb trans. (arch.) dress or clothe (a person etc.) again M19.
re-'roll verb trans. roll (a thing) again M19.
re-'roller noun a person who or thing which re-rolls something, esp. iron or steel M20.
re-'romanize verb trans. (derog.) make Roman Catholic again E17.
re-'roof verb trans. provide (a building etc.) with a new roof M19.
re-'rubber verb trans. provide (a tyre) with a fresh covering of rubber E20.
re'saddle verb trans. & intrans. saddle again M19.
re'salt verb trans. salt again M19.
resa'lute verb trans. (now rare) salute (someone or something) in return or again L15.
re'sanctify verb trans. sanctify again L17.
re'score verb trans. revise the musical score of (a piece of Music etc.) L19.
re'scoring noun the action or an act of scoring a piece of Music etc. again; an instance of this; a rescored version of a piece of Music etc.: L19.
re'screen verb trans. screen again M20.
rese'crete verb trans. secrete again M19.
rese'cretion noun the action of an act of resecreting something; the fact of being resecreted; a renewed or further secretion: M19.
re'sediment verb trans. subject to resedimentation (chiefly as
resedimented ppl adjective) M20.
resedimen'tation noun (Geology) the action or process of resedimenting something; the movement of previously deposited sediment from one location to another by marine currents: M20.
re'see verb trans. see (someone or something) again or for a second or further time E17.
re'seed verb trans. sow (an area of land) with seed again, esp. grass-seed etc.: L19.
re'seek verb trans. seek again E19.
re'segregate verb trans. segregate again E20.
resegre'gation noun the action or process of resegregating someone or something; the fact of being resegregated; further segregation: E20.
re'sensitize verb trans. sensitize again M20.
re'sew verb trans. sew again or differently L16.
re'shape verb trans. shape or form again or differently E19.
re'ship verb (a) verb intrans. take ship again; (b) verb trans. put (goods etc.) on board a ship again; transfer to another ship: M17.
re'shipment noun the action or an act of reshipping goods etc.; a quantity of goods etc. reshipped: L18.
re'shoot verb (a) verb intrans. sprout a shoot again; (b) verb intrans. & trans. shoot (a scene of a Film etc.) again: E17.
re'shuffle verb & noun (a) verb trans. shuffle (cards etc.) again; fig. redistribute posts within (a cabinet, organization, etc.); redistribute (ministerial or managerial posts); (b) noun an act or an instance of reshuffling something: M19.
re'signal verb trans. resupply with railway signals (chiefly as
re-signalling verbal noun) E20.
re-silver verb trans. replate (a mirror etc.) with silver or quicksilver M19.
re'sing verb trans. sing anew or again E17.
re'skill verb trans. teach or equip with new or different skills; spec. retrain (workers) in the skills required by modern industry: L20
re'skin verb trans. (a) rare put a fresh skin on (oneself); (b) replace or repair the skin of (an aircraft or motor vehicle): E19.
re'slash verb trans. slash again E18.
re'slay verb trans. slay again L18.
re'slush verb trans. convert (dry or semi-dry paper stock) into slush by the addition of water M20.
re'smelt verb trans. smelt again M19.
re'smooth verb trans. smooth again M19.
resociali'zation noun (Psychology) the action or process of (re)inducing conformity to accepted standards of social behaviour M20.
re'soften verb trans. soften again L16.
re'soil verb trans. (a) rare dirty again; (b) cover again with soil: L16.
re'solder verb trans. solder again E16.
re'sole verb trans. provide (a boot, shoe, etc.) with a new sole M19.
resolidifi'cation noun the action or process of resolidifying; the fact of being resolidified: L19.
reso'lidify verb (a) verb intrans. become solid again; (b) verb trans. make solid again: M19.
re'sow verb trans. sow (seed, corn, etc.) again; sow (land) with seed, corn, etc., again: E17.
re'speak verb trans. (literary) reutter, re-echo, resound E17.
re'spell verb trans. spell again, give an alternative spelling of, esp. according to a phonetic system E19.
re'spin verb intrans. & trans. spin again, spin anew E17.
re'spirit verb trans. (rare) inspire with fresh spirit or courage E17.
re'spread verb trans. spread again or anew M17.
re'spring verb intrans. spring up again E17.
re'stage verb trans. stage again or in a new production E20.
re'stain verb trans. stain again or anew M19.
re'stamp verb trans. stamp again or anew E18.
re'steel verb trans. fit or point with steel again M19.
re'stem verb trans. (rare) (of a ship etc.) redirect (a course) E17.
re'stimulate verb trans. stimulate again or anew L18.
restimu'lation noun the action or an act of restimulating something; the fact of being restimulated; a fresh or renewed stimulation: E20.
re'stitch verb trans. stitch or sew again or differently E17.
re'stow verb trans. stow (something) again M19.
re'strengthen verb trans. strengthen again, put new strength into L16.
re'stuff verb trans. stuff again or anew M19.
resub'ject verb trans. subdue again or anew M19.
resub'jection noun the action or an act of resubjecting someone or something; the fact of being resubjected; a fresh or renewed subjection: E17.
re'subjugate verb trans. subjugate again or anew M19.
resubli'mation noun the action or process of sublimating something again or anew; the fact of being sublimated again or anew; an instance of this: M17.
resublime verb trans. sublime again M17.
resub'mission noun a renewed or further submission M17.
resub'mit verb trans. submit again M19.
resu'ggest verb trans. suggest again E18.
resu'pply noun the action or an act of resupplying something L19.
resu'pply verb (a) verb trans. supply again or anew; provide with a fresh supply; (b) verb intrans. take on or acquire a fresh supply: M17.
re'surface verb (a) verb trans. provide (esp. a road) with a fresh surface; (b) verb intrans. come to the surface again (lit. & fig.): L19.
resurprise noun a fresh or new surprise E17-E18.
resu'rrender verb trans. & intrans. (long rare or obsolete) surrender or give up again M16.
re'swallow verb trans. swallow again E19.
re'swear verb intrans. & trans. swear again or anew L17.
re'swell verb intrans. swell again E17.
re'target verb trans. target again L20.
re'taste verb trans. taste again M17.
re'teach verb trans. teach again L17.
re'telegraph verb intrans. & trans. telegraph again; retransmit by telegraph: M19.
re'temper verb trans. temper again L16.
re'tender verb trans. (rare) (a) offer back; (b) put out to tender again: M17.
re'texture noun & verb (a) noun (rare) reweaving, retexturing; (b) verb trans. treat (material, a garment, etc.) so as to restore firmness to its texture: M19.
re'thatch verb trans. thatch again M19.
re'thread verb trans. thread again E20.
re'throne verb trans. enthrone again E19.
re'thunder verb (a) verb intrans. sound or echo again like thunder; (b) verb trans. declaim again: M18.
re'tie verb trans. tie again E18.
re'timber verb trans. (a) provide with timber or woodwork again or anew; (b) reforest: L19.
re-'tin verb trans. cover or coat again with tin M19.
re-'tip verb trans. supply with a new tip M19.
re'tool verb (a) verb trans. rework or reshape with a tool or tools; (b) verb trans. & intrans. equip (a factory etc.) with new tools, provide new manufacturing equipment (for): M19.
re'toss verb trans. toss back or again M16.
re'track verb trans. & intrans. track or trace again M19.
re'train verb trans. & intrans. train again, spec. in a new or further skill M20.
retran'scribe verb trans. transcribe again E19.
re'transfer verb & noun (a) verb trans. transfer (something) again or back; (b) noun the action or an act of retransferring something; spec. (Printing) an impression taken from a lithographic image using special ink and paper to transfer the image to another lithographic surface: E19.
retrans'form verb trans. transform or change (someone or something) to a new or former condition E17.
retransfor'mation noun the action or an act of retransforming something; the fact of being retransformed; a transformation to a new or former condition: M19.
retrans'late verb trans. translate again, esp. back into the original language of a text etc. M19.
retrans'lation noun the action or an act of retranslating something; the fact of being retranslated; a fresh or new translation of a text etc., esp. back into the original language: M17.
retrans'mission noun transmission back to a source or to a fresh destination M19.
retrans'mit verb trans. transmit (esp. a Radio signal or broadcast programme) back again or further on M19.
retrans'mute verb trans. transmute to a new or former condition E18.
retrans'plant verb trans. transplant again or back M18.
retrans'port verb trans. transport again or back M17.
retranspor'tation noun the action or an act of retransporting something; the fact of being retransported; transportation to a new or former place or condition: M18.
re'traverse verb trans. traverse again or anew M19.
re'trial noun the act of retrying a person or case; a second or new trial: L19.
retribali'zation noun the process of making or becoming retribalized M20.
re'tribalize verb trans. restore (a person or society) to a tribal state; encourage the tribal habits of: M20.
re'trick verb trans. (now arch. rare) (of a celestial body) cause (a beam) to shine again;
retrick one's beams, regain happiness, shrug off depression: M19.
re'trim verb trans. & intrans. trim again or anew M19.
re'try verb trans. try again L17.
re'tube verb trans. provide with a new tube or tubes M19.
re'turf verb trans. lay with new turf M19.
re'twist verb trans. twist again or anew M19.
re'undulate verb trans. cause to undulate again L17.
re-'urge verb trans. urge again E18.
re'utter verb trans. utter again M19.
re'validate verb trans. validate or confirm again or anew E17.
re'vend verb trans. vend or sell again L18.
re'vent verb trans. provide (a cannon etc.) with a new vent M19.
reverifi'cation noun the action or an act of reverifying something; the fact of being reverified: M19.
re'verify verb trans. verify again or anew E17.
re'versify verb trans. turn into verse again E19.
revi'brate verb intrans. & trans. (cause to) vibrate again M18.
re'victual verb (a) verb trans. supply with victuals again; (b) verb intrans. obtain or take in a fresh supply of victuals: E16.
re'vindicate verb trans. vindicate again or anew; reclaim, recover, restore: E19.
revindi'cation noun the action or an act of revindicating; the fact of being revindicated: M17.
re'visit noun a repeated or second visit E17.
revisit verb (a) verb trans. & intrans. visit again; (b) verb trans. revise, reinspect, re-examine: L15.
revisi'tation noun (a) (rare) revisal, revision; (b) the action or an act of revisiting; the fact of being revisited: M16.
revitali'zation noun the action or an act of revitalizing someone or something; the fact of being revitalized: L19.
re'vitalize verb trans. restore to vitality; put new life into: M19.
re'voice verb trans. (a) voice again or in return; (b) provide (something) with a different voice; readjust the tone of (an organ-pipe): E17.
re'vote noun & verb (a) noun a second or repeated vote; a renewed grant; (b) verb trans. grant or settle (a sum of money etc.) by a new vote: M19.
re'wake verb trans. & intrans. wake again L16.
re'waken verb trans. & intrans. waken again M17.
re'warm verb trans. & intrans. warm again, reheat E17.
re'wash verb trans. wash again E18.
re'weave verb trans. (chiefly fig.) weave again L19.
re'weigh verb trans. weigh again E19.
re-'weight noun (rare) a repeat weighing; the weight ascertained by this: E19.
re-'wet verb trans. make wet again M19.
re'whisper verb trans. express in a whisper again, reply in a whisper M18.
re'whiten verb trans. whiten again or anew L18.
re-'win verb trans. win back or again; recover: E17.
re'wrap verb trans. wrap again or differently M20.
re'yoke verb trans. yoke (oxen etc.) again E19.
re-'zero verb trans. & intrans. (cause to) return to a zero position L20.
re'zone verb trans. assign (land, property, or people) to a new zone M20.
re'zoning noun the action or an act of rezoning land, property, or people; the fact of being rezoned; an instance of this: M20. reac''cept verb trans. accept again E17.
reac''ceptance noun the action or an act of reaccepting something M17.
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